Once known as KPMG Consulting, BearingPoint has really made its mark in recent years serving state and federal customers.

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TexasOnline Phil Barrett Director (512) 475-4754Project:In 2000, KPMG Consulting beat out nearly a dozen others to develop the e-government portal—laying out all the costs itself—and continues to operate and maintain the site, recouping its costs through transaction fees.

Stratex Networks Carl Thomsen CFOM (408) 944-1797Project:KPMG Consulting first came on to handle an Oracle implementation in 2000, and was used extensively by the digital-microwave company until last year.

SVPCo Hank Farrar President & COO (212) 612-9339 Project:The Small Value Payments Company, owned by 22 banks, is working with BearingPoint to develop the image-transfer technology that will allow paperless check-processing.

Union Bank of California Jo Ellen Hart VP, Managed Relationship Services (619) 230-3446Project: The state's second-largest bank first hired KPMG Consulting back in 1997 to develop commercial and affluent-market banking systems, and has engaged the firm several times since.

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